Bruce2009KR Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Greetings! Having just purchased my first Shelby, a 2009 GT-500KR, joining this group was a must. A bit about me; in 1980 or so a friend offered me his '68 GT-500KR, dark green, for $5000. My '69 Z-28 was worth about half of that and I just couldn't afford it. It broke my heart as I just loved everything about that car!! Around those times I owned a couple other muscle cars; '72 Trans Am and a '69 SS Camaro. Jump forward and although I kept dreaming of owning another muscle car over the years it just never happened. Until this past week when a neighbor of a close friend said he was selling his '09 Shelby. I just had to pull the trigger!! (Much to the delight of my 13 year old daughter I might add!) To say that I am amazed with this car is an understatement. I haven't felt this kind of horsepower in many many years! To me it surpasses the Shelbys of old; you have all the creature comforts and reliability of a modern-day car with tremendous handling characteristics and more than ample horsepower. Just driving slowly through my neighborhood is wonderful. The looks from neighbors is amusing. The car sounds like a dump truck as the 540 ponies rumble and reverberate between the homes! And then of course, taking it onto the highway I usually get some "thumbs ups" from passerby's! Priceless. Anyway, that's my story. I look forward to learning more about this treasure and getting to know you all. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaspar1 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Cool story. Congrats on the KR acquisition. An '09 KR would be like a missile on rails compared to those old 60s crates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08KR525 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Congrats on your KR Bruce. The sound of that exhaust at start up is intoxicating. Welcome to Team Shelby. You'll have to post some pics of your new ride btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Bruce Welcome to T.S enjoy that KR , that` 68 would have been a great car to have along with your new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08krrick Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Bruce, once you get used to that 540hp, spring for a blower upgrade to a TVS and your smile will widen even further. congrats and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helge Ruchelski Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hi Bruce! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8MS-01904 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Welcome to the KR group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Captain Beyond Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Welcome...nice KR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Welcome to the family Bruce !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Greetings! Having just purchased my first Shelby, a 2009 GT-500KR, joining this group was a must. A bit about me; in 1980 or so a friend offered me his '68 GT-500KR, dark green, for $5000. My '69 Z-28 was worth about half of that and I just couldn't afford it. It broke my heart as I just loved everything about that car!! Around those times I owned a couple other muscle cars; '72 Trans Am and a '69 SS Camaro. Jump forward and although I kept dreaming of owning another muscle car over the years it just never happened. Until this past week when a neighbor of a close friend said he was selling his '09 Shelby. I just had to pull the trigger!! (Much to the delight of my 13 year old daughter I might add!) To say that I am amazed with this car is an understatement. I haven't felt this kind of horsepower in many many years! To me it surpasses the Shelbys of old; you have all the creature comforts and reliability of a modern-day car with tremendous handling characteristics and more than ample horsepower. Just driving slowly through my neighborhood is wonderful. The looks from neighbors is amusing. The car sounds like a dump truck as the 540 ponies rumble and reverberate between the homes! And then of course, taking it onto the highway I usually get some "thumbs ups" from passerby's! Priceless. Anyway, that's my story. I look forward to learning more about this treasure and getting to know you all. Thanks, Welcome to the family Bruce, both TS & KR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARALD KELLEY Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Welcome to TS and enjoy the King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNKBITE Posted January 21, 2016 Report Share Posted January 21, 2016 Congratulations Bruce, and welcome to the TS family! Also, I know you won't believe me now, but start planning for your second, as one will never be enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twicebitten Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 welcome .nice car btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbypt Posted January 25, 2016 Report Share Posted January 25, 2016 Great story to read, especially in 2016! This Shelby is amazing and you will love it. There is a lot of good info on this forum for you and you will learn a lot about your car right here. Congratulations on your new KR. "Keep it between the lines". And I agree with the TVS upgrade!! Wow, what a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiaCobra Posted January 26, 2016 Report Share Posted January 26, 2016 That's a bad ass color too ! Good luck with the car and make sure you register it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09KR0058 Posted March 1, 2016 Report Share Posted March 1, 2016 Welcome to the family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belltr Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Welcome, and nice story on the '68!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT3131 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Welcome Bruce, Just purchased our first KR. I am a happy camper with the car. I fully understand your Z car. My buddy had one while I had grabber blue boss 302 while in the army back in the day. I traded my 2007 Shelby SGT (which was about 500 HP) when i traded it for the 2013 grabber blue boss 302. I fully understand about the Z car and the Boss car. Dang amazing cars in the day. Having said that I am so glad i got the KR , love it!! and it is one of the few that came from Shelby so hang on to that puppy if you can. I could care less about the value in my life time but as you mentioned it will be nice to pass on to the kids one day. Look forward to seeing your post in the future. -Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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